Bowsette Making – A quick guide to making the new Princess of the Internet

The latest fad to hit the internet was one that took many people by surprise and was quick to grab the attention cosplayers. A female Bowser with hints of Peach mixed in? Sign the internet up!

I have been asked for assistance on a basic guide on creating Bowsette, so this blog is going to breakdown the basics to create this cosplay. External links and promoted items will be marked as such.

Super Crown

There is no Bowsette without the Super Crown. Plain and simple.

Several creators have already posted videos on how to make your own Super Crown (External link) and even Lion and I have collaborated to make a 3D printed Super Crown (Promo link) you can order as well. So the creation or purchase of this item should be easier now.

Wig and Styling

Since this character is fan made, there isn’t a set style for the hair. As such, I’ll be touching base on good base wigs to use for common styles and tutorials for the styling.

This form of Bowsette has a high pony tail design. Amazon (external link) and Wig-supplier (external link) carries a good base wig for this design. Although Arda (external link) and Epic Cosplay (external link) carry decent starters, you’d need to spend time cutting the ponytails to a better length for Bowsette.

For this design, a basic understanding of spiking bangs is all that’s needed for styling. There are a few tutorials on Youtube such as this one. (external link)

Horns:

Along with tutorials about to create horns with EVA foam, (external link) there are 3D printed designs available for the horns as well. Conveniently, we have the horns in our shop (Promo link) as well.

Shell:

The shell can be made with EVA foam, purchase (external link) a foam base and color, or you can purchase a backpack (external link) that has the look you’re after.

Dress:

Funny enough, Simplicity has a Peach pattern (external link) already that you can follow. The top is different, so it may be easier to use a base top like a bunny suit (external link) or corset and attach the skirt from the peach pattern or any long length skirt (external link).

Note: The bunny suit is also good for other designs of Bowsette that are floating about.

This is obviously not an end all, be all for creating a Bowsette cosplay, but the hope is that this gives you a good enough start for you to be able to create your very own Super Crowned character.